Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Arts Education
Course code/s: AZAAE Melbourne
This double degree requires completion of 540 credit points over four years of full-time study or equivalent part-time study. Students complete a Bachelor of Arts degree in specific teaching disciplines and gain a secondary teaching qualification. The course provides the opportunity for students to engage in education related studies (including teaching practice in schools) while developing their knowledge in the Humanities and Social Sciences disciplines. As part of the arts degree students must take two arts disciplines offered by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and which are available to be taken as teaching methods in the Graduate Diploma in Education (Secondary) at La Trobe (see arts subjects listed below). Students intending to take a Languages Other Than English (LOTE) method will be required to complete the third year advanced level of their chosen language.
The first year of the degree consists of the foundation arts subjects. During the second and third years of the degree, students will enrol in both arts and education subjects, which include supervised teaching practice in schools. In the final year, students will undertake the more intensive teacher-training component of the degree, including studies in educational philosophy, curriculum, and theory, teaching practice in schools and the two teaching methods subjects.
Please note: students must complete a ‘Working with Children Check’ form available at Australia Post offices. Students must provide a certified copy of their valid ‘Working with Children’ card prior to undertaking teaching placements.
| Teaching period | Requirements | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First year (120 credit points) | |||||
| TE-SEM-1 | First year subject arts discipline A (15 credit points) | First year subject arts discipline B (15 credit points) | First year arts elective (15 credit points) | First year arts elective (15 credit points) | |
| TE-SEM-2 | First year subject arts discipline A (15 credit points) | First year subject arts discipline B (15 credit points) | First year arts elective (15 credit points) | First year arts elective (15 credit points) | |
| Second year (135 credit points) | |||||
| TE-SEM-1 | Second year subject arts discipline A (15 credit points) | Second year subject arts discipline B (15 credit points) | Second year arts elective (15 credit points) | Education Elective (15 credit points) | Education Elective (15 credit points) |
| TE-SEM-2 | Second year subject arts discipline A (15 credit points) | Second year subject arts discipline B (15 credit points) | Second year arts elective (15 credit points) | EDU2TPA Teaching Practice A (15 credit points) | |
| Third year (150 credit points) | |||||
| TE-SEM-1 | Third year subject arts discipline A (15 credit points) | Third year subject arts discipline B (15 credit points) | Third year arts elective (15 credit points) | EDU4CSD Classroom Management and Student Responsibility (Summer subject) (15 credit points) | Education Elective (15 credit points) |
| TE-SEM-2 | Third year subject arts discipline A (15 credit points) | Third year subject arts discipline B (15 credit points) | Third year arts elective (15 credit points) | EDU3TPB Teaching Practice B (15 credit points) | Third year Arts elective or an Education Elective (15 credit points) |
| Fourth year (135 credit points) | |||||
| TE-SEM-1 | EDU4UL Learning (20 credit points) | Education method 1 (10 credit points) | Education method 2 (10 credit points) | EDU4PP Professional Practice (20 credit points) | Education elective (15 credit points) |
| TE-SEM-2 | EDU4CCE Changing Contexts (20 credit points) | Education method 1 (10 credit points) | Education method 2 (10 credit points) | EDU4INT Integrated Teaching (20 credit points) | |
Education electives available within the Bachelor of Arts/Arts Education (AZAAE) degree in 2013
| Teaching period | Subject Code | Subject Name | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| All subjects are 15 credit points unless otherwise advised | |||
| TE-SEM-2 | EDU1CAD | Child and Adolescent Development |
Available to second/third year students only. *EDU1CAD is a pre-requisite for EDU2SRW |
| TE-SEM-2 | EDU1USO | Understanding Self and Others | |
| TE-SEM-1 | EDU2LMS | Learning Multimedia Strategies | |
| TE-SEM-1 | *EDU2SRW | Language, Literature and Literacy: supporting reading and writing | |
| TE-SEM-2 | EDU2CII | Cultural and Indigenous Perspectives | |
| TE-SEM-1 | EDU3CAR | Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting | |
| TE-SEM-2 | EDU3PWR | Developing Multimodal Literacies | |
| TE-SEM-2 | EDU3PBM | Project based method | May be taken in third or fourth year |
| TE-SEM-1 | EDU3CFM | Curriculum focussed Method | Available to 4th year students only. Must be taken concurrently with a teaching method. |
| (2) Wks 40 - 42 | EDU4IS | Communication and Interpersonal Skills | |
| TE-SEM-1 | EDU4CDD | Curriculum Development and Design | |
| Wks 10 - 18 | EDU4ILT | Introduction to Language Teaching | Only for students taking or intending to take LOTE method or TESOL method. |
| Wks 31 - 34 | EDU4UET | Understanding English for Teaching | Only for students taking or intending to take LOTE method or TESOL method. |
| (2) Wks 32 - 42 | EDU5PP | Pedagogical Principles and Practice | |
| (1) Wks 14 - 19 | EDU5PCA | Person-centred Approach to Teaching, Counselling and Nursing | |
| Wks 41 - 47 | EDU5GE | Gender and Education | |
| TE-SEM-1 | EDU5TLV | Teaching and Learning in a Virtual Environment | |
| Wks 11 - 14 | EDU5CCU | Intercultural Communication and Education | Available to 4th year AZAAE students only |
| Wks 30 - 30 | EDU5ARS | ‘At Risk’ Students: Critical Considerations | Available to 4th year students only |
Arts disciplines available for specific methods
Students must choose their arts disciplines (A and B above) from two different methods.
Drama method
Theatre and drama.
English method
English, linguistics – A teaching method in Linguistics must include 2 subjects of English literature in order to qualify for the English method.
ESL method (English as a second language)
Linguistics, LOTE (language other than English) studies are also recommended.
Languages completed as part of an ESL method are either at Beginners or Intermediate level, and all 6 subjects in the stream (90cp) must be completed to be eligible.
History method
History, art history, archaeology
Humanities method
Students must have studies from within two of the following areas:
Anthropology, cultural studies (including Aboriginal studies, international development, gender studies, religious studies), history (including art history and archaeology), legal studies, philosophy, politics and sociology. The minimum amount of study required is a 'major' in one discipline (90cp) and a part study (30cp) in another. Students can choose subjects from the wide range of study areas within the Faculty however they should seek advice from the course adviser in the Faculty of Education to ensure that the subjects they choose fall into two different areas of study as required by the Victorian Institute of Teaching.
LOTE method (language other than English)
Chinese, French, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Modern Greek, Spanish. Students wanting to do a LOTE method must complete the third year advanced level of their chosen language (90cp for the Advanced Language stream in total.)
Media studies method
Media studies, Cinema studies or Journalism
For further information, please contact the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences by email at LHUSS@latrobe.edu.au or by telephone on (03) 9479 2023.
Project based method